Just Roll with it Baby…

December 17, 2012 by · 11 Comments
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I originally wasn’t going to post today. There was a large group of bloggers who were going to show support to Sandy Hook Elementary and the town of Newtown Connecticut and not post today. Well they were going to post that they weren’t going to post…which is a post in itself if you think about it. I thought long and hard about whether to post or not. I’m quite sure you all could have gone a day without this Shortbread Roll-Out Sugar Cookie recipe but that isn’t the point. While there are simply no words to express about the tragedy that occurred on 12/14 (perhaps that’s why it’s best to just not blog) I feel for me personally that I must appreciate that fact that I am still here. My family is still here. And it thankfully did not happen in my community. And therefore to go on with my daily life including running a blog. That doesn’t mean I don’t think about it. As a former elementary school teacher I could not help but think of the faces of my students all this … [Read more...]

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Just around the corner…Way Back Wednesday

November 16, 2011 by · 9 Comments

As much as I try and fight it I am in the Holiday mood already. Not sure why. Last year it took everything in me just to put the tree up let alone put out any other decorations. But this year I can’t seem to wait. I’ve already been sneaking in a little upbeat holiday music to my workout playlist. :) Though will admit that it’s a little too early to get your photo taken with Santa…but he was there at the mall already the other day! Don’t they know he doesn’t come until after the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (as a kid that’s how I knew Santa was on the job)? Now, I’m not quite as gung ho as some people. I have about a handful of friends who are already completely done with shopping this year. Maybe it’s the foodie in me but I haven’t thought about gifts, just cookies and foods I plan to make. I have two cookie exchanges to go to so far and I have a rep to protect. :D One cookie that is always a hit is this Peppermint Bark Shortbread that I made back in … [Read more...]

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I’m going off the rails on a crazy train…

July 24, 2011 by · 21 Comments

This week was brought to you by the letter C, as in crazy. Some of the crazy I will keep to myself, the other I will share. If you follow me on FB or Twitter than you may already know these examples, but not everyone does. Crazy number one: I was at my local grocery store when a boy who could be no more than 7 asked me if I was wearing a bra. I looked at the mom and she said “he’s taking a survey”. For the record I was indeed wearing a bra (I mean it’s not like I was Wal-Mart shopping where bras are optional :P ). While I was amused by this, the kid did actually have pen and paper. This actually kind of fuelled a debate on FB, which was not my intention, I just thought it was funny and wanted to share. My favorite crazy was at Winco this week. If you are not familiar with a Winco basically it’s a cheap grocery store that like Costco doesn’t take credit cards. It has a whole lot of people on food stamps in there and all types of people (I’m being politically correct … [Read more...]

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